73 - 9/11 and the rise of the transatlantic far right w/Loren Balhorn

Speaking on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we talk to Jacobin Germany'sLoren Balhorn about the recent election results in Saxony-Anhalt (and the rise of the AfD more broadly) and the increasing militarization of German society—as well as the linkages between the two. We also discuss Die Linke's response to the rise of the right, what's going on with BSW, Germany's shifting relations with the US, and the ongoing echoes of the Global War on Terror in German politics and culture.

Read Loren's piece on Die Linke here: https://jacobin.com/2026/06/germany-die-linke-congress-strategy

Read Jacobin's interview with Ines Schwerdtner here: https://jacobin.com/2026/03/die-linke-schwerdtner-class-afd

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